Pyajo is a delicious snack, with a wonderful blend of flavours and textures. Crispy chana dal vadas are topped with a mildly-flavoured coconut curry and peppy chutneys, and finally garnished in an innovative way with crushed potato wafers and coriander. The coconut milk is thickened with besan and flavoured with a few whole spices, to make a creamy curry with a mild but appreciable flavour. The overall effect is so exciting that you will feel like licking your fingers after the plate is wiped off! Serve the Chana Dal Vada topped with Coconut Curry immediately on preparation while the vadas are crisp and the curry is warm.

Gado Gado is a brilliant Indonesian salad of crunchy and juicy veggies drowned in a multi-flavored peanut sauce. The sweet, tangy and spicy sauce has an exciting mouth-feel thanks to the rustic texture of peanuts and the succulence of sautéed onions. Here, we have combined the traditional Gado Galad salad components with rice and a crispy garnish, to make a mouth-watering one-dish meal . Arrange the Gado Gado with Rice just before serving. Till then, keep the salad chilled to retain the crunch of the veggies. Here are a few wholesome salads that could double up as a qucik meal - Hot and Sour Noodle and Vegetable Salad , Grilled Feta and Pita Salad , Garlicky Potato and Spinach Salad , Penne Salad in Basil Dressing and Tabbouleh .